I really wanted to make a list of the best movies of 2016, but there's a problem. As a dedicated, free time-deprived parent of young children it is impossible to create a 'best of the year' list that isn't 90% kids movies. The truth is that I won't know what my real Top 10 of 2016 will be until all the Oscar-contenders have filtered down to Amazon Video/Netflix over the next few years. So rather than create a list that makes me look like a sci-fi-loving manchild (Arrival is my current 'real' no 1., in case you're wondering), I'm ignoring everything above a PG-13 rating. These are the 10 best movies that I've seen with the kids this year, Troll up Troll up...

I was 8-years-old in 1990, so this list represents pretty much my entire TV-viewing life. Looking back through my picks, there are two main themes: British comedy and American drama. I would watch every series again in a heartbeat.

I was 8-years-old in 1990, so this list represents pretty much my entire TV-viewing life. Looking back through my picks, there are two main themes: British comedy and American drama. I would watch every series again in a heartbeat.